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Long March and Hunger Strike forFree Burma and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
 The International Movements Committee (USA)Announcement 1/2009May 9, 2009Respectable comrades – students, monks, people of Burma, friends of Burma,friends those who are in solidarity with oppressed people in Burma and thosewho are fighting for the freedom and democracy in Burma:With miseries and agonies continue unabated and with leaders of democracymovement constantly threatened, Burma seriously needs collective and coordinatedaction from international community.Dire situation calls for dire action. The action must come from the UN SecurityCouncil. To urge the UN Security Council to take urgent, concrete and concerted action forthe freedom of Burma and immediate release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, we willstage Long March and Hunger Strike campaign that will start on May 27, 2009.We would like to announce that our longmarch and hunger strike movement willstart on May 27, 2009 to urge the UN Security Council to take a concrete action forthe freedom of Burma and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.Our campaign entails three parts and details are as follow:Part I: Long March The march of 900-mile journey from Golden Peace-Land Pagoda, Fort Wayne,Indiana to the United Nations head quarter, New York City, New York, starting onMay 27 at 9:09 a.m. (anniversary of 1990 election in which the NLD won bylandslide, 82% of the votes.)We will send open letter to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Mon on the day ourlong march begins.While marching, we will make the truth about Burma known to the public bydistributing newsletters and pamphlets and collect signatures.
 
We will send the second open letter to UN general secretary Ban Ki Mon on ouropening day of hunger strike.We will send the open letters to the five permanent member countries of the UNSecurity Council.Part II: DemonstrationFrom September 8 to 17 during the UN General Assembly, we will sit in front of theUN, distributing pamphlets, displaying posters and portraying life in Burma in theform of drama.Part III: Hunger StrikeOn September 18, 2009, 22
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anniversary of blood-shed coup that gave rise to thecurrent military regime, we will launch our 9-day hunger strike that will conclude onSeptember 27. To seamlessly accomplish our campaign, three working committees – Finance, Newsand Media, and Organizing – have been formed. Their respective members are asfollow:Finance Committee1. Min Sun Min2. Sein Tun3. Aung Win4. Kyaw Tun5. Maung Maung TateNews and Media Committee1. Zaw Naing Win2. Min Sun Min3. Min Aung San (Saw Ngo)4. Kyaw TunOrganizing Committee1. Chit Pwe2. Hla Htwe3. Min Shwe Oo4. Ye Kyaw Naing5. Myint Myint Kyu6. Nay Thaw7. Thi Hi (Ranaung)8. Ye Win9. Ka Baw Thu10. Maung Maung Tate
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